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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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